Dwight Howard is surely set to miss most, if not all of the preseason due after having surgery on his back. However, the Lakers are going to be extra careful with their big man as to not make matters any worse and bring him back before he’s 100 percent ready.

Holding training camp outside of a franchise’s respective city is nothing out of the ordinary in the NBA. Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors have held camp in Hawaii in recent history. It’s a good way for a club to get out of town in order to focus solely on basketball.

Working out Josh Howard doesn’t make much sense. Yes, he would bring experience and scoring to a Bobcats team that could use all of the help it can get. However, Howard lacks skills in the leadership department and instead would bring with him baggage from past mistakes.

Even with all of the questions surrounding this hire by Michael Jordan, its only fair to wait and see if Dunlap’s prowess for the game results in wins at the NBA level. If not, then Jordan should have stuck with his original feeling towards college coaches coaching in the NBA.

July has proved to be one of the more positive months in recent Bobcats history. The month started out slow as there wasn’t a major acquisition that sent shock waves through a hungry fan base. Instead, Charlotte took it’s time and decided to begin the re-building process slowly.

Earlier this summer, Team USA briefly stayed in Las Vegas for a while to train and practice. And, despite the fact they were able to run rough shed over most of their competition at the Olympics, you can be assured their training camp wasn’t all fun and games.

Further healing themselves from the loss of Ray Allen, the Celtics stole sharpshooting wing Courtney Lee from the Houston Rockets on Thursday, further enhancing the profile on what has been a successful summer.

Boston’s quality offseason has quietly flown under the radar this summer, what with the moves New York and Brooklyn have made. Still, it has been productive.

The New York Knicks confirmed that they have decided not to match the offer sheet for Jeremy Lin.

I played and coached in summer hoops for years and I can attest that this is where passion meets opportunity. For coaches Ben Howland (UCLA) and Brad Stevens (Butler) it is an escape. Both coaches are in similar circumstances but at vastly different programs.